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Longwoods eLetter April 11, 2006
"Each man encountered a different aspect of the elephant and drew a different inference as to its essential nature. … disagreements are rooted not so much in ‘errors of fact and argument’ as in differences in perspective" — Robert G. Evans
PATIENT SAFETY PAPERS - CALL FOR PAPERS
Healthcare Quarterly, in collaboration with the Canadian Patient Safety Institute and other national sponsors, is pleased to announce a second edition of Patient Safety Papers for publication in October 2006. This follow up to the first edition (see: http://www.longwoods.com/home.php?cat=398) will again provide real-time overviews of patient safety initiatives from the field as well examples of related research projects.Guest Editor, Prof. Ross Baker, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto invites organizations and/or individuals to submit papers and case studies with a particular emphasis on contributions that highlight Canadian or comparative efforts to measure or improve patient safety. Descriptions of demonstration projects and interventions would be welcomed along with strategies for engaging patients and clients in improving safety.
Please submit abstracts or summaries of no more than 200 words to Rebecca Hart, Managing Editor, at rhart@longwoods.com by no later than April 24, 2006. Submissions will be reviewed by the editorial team and a selection of authors will invited to prepare full manuscripts for publication.
OFF THE CUFF #5
Canada Health Infoway has released an enhanced version of the Electronic Health Record Solution (EHRS) Blueprint, a business and technical framework guiding the sustainable development of the interoperable EHR across Canada. Details here.
The Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO) has released a report entitled "Wait" Watchers II: Measuring Progress on Wait Time Strategies across ACAHO Members. Go to: Final Report.
Canada Health Infoway | 2006 Performance Evaluation (Mid-Term). Go to: Report
From Healthcare Quarterly
The British Columbia Cancer Agency: A Comprehensive and Integrated System of Cancer Control
Donald R. Carlow
Integration of Cancer Services in Ontario: The Story of Getting It Done
Leslee J. Thompson and Murray T. Martin
Collaborative Partnerships: Managing Increased Healthcare Demand without Increasing Overall System Capacity
Paul Masotti, Eleanor Rivoire, Wendy Rowe, Marnie Dahl and Eleanor Plain
From HealthcarePapers
Organizing Primary Care for an Integrated System
Walter W. Rosser and Jan Kasperski
Formal and Informal Systems of Primary Healthcare in an Integrated System: Evidence from the United Kingdom
Anne Rogers and Rod Sheaff
To Build a Wooden Horse … Integrating Drugs into the Public Health System
Pierre-Gerlier Forest
From Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership
Predictors of Nurse Managers' Health in Canadian Restructured Healthcare Settings
Dr. Heather K. Spence Laschinger, Joan Almost, Nancy Purdy, Julia Kim
From Healthcare Policy
When Health Services Researchers and Policy Makers Interact: Tales from the Tectonic Plates
Patricia J. Martens and Noralou P. Roos
From Home and Community Care Digest
BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS — now available online | enabled by TELUS
1. Dr. Michael Guerriere: Annual Review of IM/IT in Healthcare. The Unvarnished Version
|Click to Watch Video Presentation
2. Dr. Arthur Porter: Building a world-class health institution
Click to Watch Video Presentation
Sponsors: Accenture, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO), Lanier Healthcare, Microsoft Canada, Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), Compass Group Canada, Ray & Berndtson, Cerner, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and TELUS.
BREAKFAST WITH THE CHIEFS
VANCOUVER. Richard Alvarez, CEO, Canada Health Infoway. Annual Report: This presentation always fills the room to capacity. Book early! Sponsors: Accenture, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO), Cerner, Microsoft Canada, Compass Group and TELUS. Thursday, April 20, 2006. Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (join us at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast) | Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI), at the Children's & Women's Hospital, Chan Auditorium, 950 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver (ground floor). Register with Rebecca Hart at rhart@longwoods.com
TORONTO*. Matthew Anderson, CIO, University Health Network. IT Collaboration Report. Sponsors: Accenture, Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO), Cerner, Healthtech, Lanier Healthcare, Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), Philips Medical Systems, and TELUS. Tuesday, May 09, 2006. Time: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (join us for breakfast at 7:30 a.m.) | Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Room 134 (ground level), 105 St. George Street. Map. Register with Lina Lopez at llopez@longwoods.com
* To attend, you need to be a member of the HealthcareBoard. Ask Lina or Rebecca for details.
MORE CONFERENCES & EVENTS
April 18, 2006: Health Council of Canada presents "Health Systems in Transition: Canada" with Greg Marchildon and Dr. Josep Figueras. Details at www.healthcouncilcanada.ca/events/april18.html.
April 25, 2006: HIMMS Analytics invites you to a review . . . providing new data for the new age of IT
For details click here
May 4, 2006: The Toronto Board of Trade and the Ontario Hospital Association present "The Next Big Pandemic is Coming: Are You Ready?" with keynote address by global economic strategist, Dr. Sherry Cooper. Details at www.oha.com/conferences.
For our complete list of conferences and events go here
Ontario Hospital Association conferences www.OHA.com/conferences | Registered Nurses Association of Ontario conferences click here.
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MEET THE NEW NURSE GRADUATES
Many requests have come in for this program: a full response will be sent by email in February 07. Longwoods, in collaboration with the Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses and the Canadian Nursing Students' Association, is working on a nursing students’ leadership program. If you are interested in hearing about it write nursingstudents@longwoods.com.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The 2006 Healthcare Awards Call for Submissions are Now Open! All awards be presented at the OHA HealthAchieve2006 held on November 6 to 8 in Toronto. Visit here.
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New BC Graduate Nurse (RN/RPN) Program - Deadline to Apply is April 30th, 2006
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